I have one dog named Shea Stadium AKA Shea Dog, whom I rescued from Canastota Humane Society when he was 5 months old. He is going to be 5 in February! He is a mystery mutt... likely GSD, Doberman, ? Shea had severe separation anxiety throughout his adolescence and with tons of patience and behavior modification, he is 100% cured. He has learned (also through lots of training) to tolerate cats as well even though he has a medium prey drive (we have 3 cats!) Shea does not have great manners with other dogs and exhibits recourse guarding and anxiety with other canines. Because of this, we have not opted to adopt a second dog (although I dream night and day of owning a beautiful brindle pittie girl <3...one day...). He does have a few doggy friends after we have done numerous slow introductions with them. We have play dates under a careful eye and do not allow play to escalate and we keep all toys/high value items put away. Shea loves swimming, going for long hikes and playing fetch in our fenced-in backyard. His favorite foods include peanut butter, cooked cabbage (weird, i know!), and raw carrots. Shea is very patient with children and loves to show off his obedience commands.

Welcome. Another fellow Rochesterian who was banned from the forum that shall not be named. I think we may have hung out a couple years ago. I believe we brought Maddie over for a play date with Shea. Could be wrong and if I am maybe we can do it sometime in the future. Where are you in Rochester?